Drumstick (murungai) and its leaves (keerai) are a part of everyday Tamil cooking. Drumstick can claim the number one position, among all vegetables that are used for sambar, for adding flavour. One can smell the drumstick sambar from a mile away. Murungai is also known as the “miracle tree” for the various health benefits it offers, in fact, it was called the “in-house doctor’ in ancient Tamil literature as it grew in almost everybody’s backyard.
Ingredient Name:
Garlic (lehsun) pods
Onion (chopped)
Drumstick (murungai/saijan ki phalli) leaves
Tomato (chopped)
Water
Pepper (kali mirch)
Cumin seeds (jeera)
Coriander (dhaniya)
Salt
Ingredient Quantity:
4-5
4-5
1 cup
1
3 cups
1 tsp
1 tsp
1 tsp
to taste
Method:
Pressure cook all the ingredients with water up to 3 whistles.
Switch off the heat and allow it to cool.
Once cooled, strain and collect the water in a vessel.
Grind the residue to a smooth paste and then add it to the collected water.
Boil it for 5–7 mins along with a pinch of salt.
Your spicy murungai keerai soup is ready to be served!
Meal:
Lunch-Dinner
Cuisine:
Tamil
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Authenticity Slice:
A traditional murungai keerai soup is strong in flavour. Make sure to add freshly crushed peppercorns to give it that spicy kick, and use only the leaves to make the soup.
Trivia Tadka:
Drumstick (murungai) and its leaves (keerai) are a part of everyday Tamil cooking. Drumstick can claim the number one position, among all vegetables that are used for sambar, for adding flavour. One can smell the drumstick sambar from a mile away. Murungai is also known as the “miracle tree” for the various health benefits it offers, in fact, it was called the “in-house doctor’ in ancient Tamil literature as it grew in almost everybody’s backyard.
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